#A17815#A17815
#A17815 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.117 H 83.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17815 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 120, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 87%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 87%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.02, 7.39, 54.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.02, 55.07, 82.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.77% 0.014 0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.77% 0.117 83.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5513, 21.0658, 3.6404) |
| Luminance | 0.2106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.11
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.19
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.23
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.32
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.58
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17815 #153EA1
analogous
#A13215 #A17815 #84A115
triadic
#A17815 #15A178 #7815A1
tetradic
#A17815 #15A132 #153EA1 #A11584
square
#A17815 #15A132 #153EA1 #A11584
split-complementary
#A17815 #1584A1 #3215A1
monochromatic
#352707 #6B500E #A17815 #D7A01C #E7B949
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#A17815 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#A17815 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17815
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17815 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17815 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93831B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17815; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 120, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.117 83.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29e5e',
500: '#a17815',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17815; $custom-light: #c29e5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17815",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 120,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.429,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59773,
"c": 0.11685,
"h": 83.1
},
"luminance": 0.21064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17815
secondary
#496FC8
accent
#6CF334
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79